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**THANK YOU**ACHYG would like to thank all our competitors who braved the windy & dusty conditions at Lockyer Farms. Its a true testament to your dedication to the sport. Thank you once again to Andrew & Paula Lever Lockyer Farms for a great venue. A few more people we would like to thank Mr Rick Kickham for his ongoing support turning back, he sat in that arena all day and helped every competitor as well as his partner Juliann, we cannot thank you enough Rick applause all the way around. We truly appreciate everything you do and are extremely grateful. Mr Ronnie Mann for not only turning back but Judging on the day, Ronnie is always a tremendous help and we appreciate & are grateful for his ongoing support. Thanks to Lofty for stepping up to do a little announcing much appreciated Lofty. A big thank you to all of our herd holders and turn back help with out you guys our show would not go on. Our Photographer for the day Teressa Buttigieg for her dedication sitting out in the wind & dust to get some awesome shots of our competitors. A big thank you to Graig Melville & Shane for helping with organising the arena on Friday ready for the show much appreciated boys. Oh & how good were our Youth competitors, so great to see so many youth competing. And Lastly a huge thank you to all our competitors who supported us on the day with terrible conditions but stuck it out for the day. We could not do this without all your support & ACHYG appreciate you all. The Maiden event unfortunately ran into the dark, so the competitors who chose to withdraw will receive a full refund. ACHYG hope you all & your horses arrived home safely and had a much needed shower. See you all at the National Final 23rd September 2017 at Armidale Indoor Arena. Please note this show is open to all competitors not just our points year competitors.

***NEWS FLASH*** YOUTH TEXAS USA TOUR ARE YOU 17 TO 18 YEARS OF AGE AND HAVE A STRONG INTEREST IN CUTTING HORSES? HAVE YOU EVER DREAMED OF REPRESENTING YOUR COUNTRY IN THE SPORT OF CUTTING? BUT THOUGHT IT WOULD NEVER HAPPEN! WELL HERE IS YOUR CHANCE,ACHYG ARE TAKING APPLICATIONS FROM YOUTH COMPETITORS WHO MAY LIKE TO REPRESENT ACHYG IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA IN THE STATE OF TEXAS WITH THE AMERICAN CUTTING HORSE ASSOCIATION.WE ARE LOOKING FOR YOUTH WHO DISPLAY INTEGRITY, HONESTY PATIENCE, LOYALTY, RESPONSIBILITY & EMPATHYTHE TEXAS TOUR WILL BE HELD IN NOVEMBER 2017.INTERESTED?? CONTACT LYNDALL FOR AN APPLICATION FORM, ACHYG WILL TAKE ALL APPLICATIONS INTO CONSIDERATION. cowponies1969@gmail.com or 0428264205OUR FIRST YOUTH TEAM REPRESENTED IN MARCH OF THIS YEAR & THEIR INCREDIBLE EXPERIENCE WILL BE ONE THEY WILL NEVER FORGET. BELOW IS OUR FIRST YOUTH TEAM WITH MR TERRY CLIFFORD OF RIO VISTA TEXAS.